Landon Roberts and the Central Whidbey Little League Majors baseball squad knocked off South Whidbey Tuesday in their first game. (Photo courtesy Jon Roberts)
Can’t stop the winning.
Day two of Central Whidbey Little League play was a lot like day one, with the home town squad successfully defending its diamond.
Monday, both CWLL Minors softball and baseball knocked off North Whidbey teams, and Tuesday, it was time for the Majors baseball squad to get its moment in the spotlight.
Fueled by sharp pitching from Chase Anderson and Levi Pulliam and timely hitting from Landon Roberts, Central Whidbey nipped the South Whidbey Shockers 3-1.
CWLL fell behind 1-0 in the early going, then chipped its way back into the game thanks to “excellent base running.”
Central Whidbey benefited from being willing to get a little black and blue as well, with several players getting aboard thanks to being plunked by South Whidbey pitches.
Peyton Caveness, Jonny Porter and Roberts scored for CWLL, while Anderson and Pulliam were spot-on while working on the mound.
The duo combined to whiff seven batters, with Pulliam notching five of those K’s.
“All in all I am very proud of our young Majors team,” said Central coach Jon Roberts. “We knew we would be facing stiff competition after we took the South Whidbey Pope Tourney last spring as Minors.
“We were really excited to see how the boys reacted to much faster pitchers,” he added. “For the most part we did OK, but there is room to improve!”
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